2006 Joseph Swan Vineyards Pinot Noir Saralee's Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 89.3 points

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  11/30/2018 - David_T wrote: 90 Points

  Fully mature and drinking well with cherry, earth, red florals, a touch of cocoa. Integrated light-medium acid/tannins.

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  3/6/2018 - BoulderWine Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Agree with HADLIEH2 that this was a thoroughly enjoyable bottle. We drank it slightly chilled.

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  2/4/2017 - hadlieh2 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  maybe it was the evening but we thoroughly enjoyed this wine. with appetizers after a small glass of white burgundy. POP. crowd pleaser. dark color, smokey nose. delicious

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  6/26/2014 - jasonh wrote:

  The Vineyard Lunch Gang Visits Saralee's + 97 Pentagon & 02 Trenton: Not sure what was up with this bottle but it did not show well. A bit of a blob on the palate. Slightly stewed.

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  8/25/2013 - Todd French Likes this wine:

  While I didn't expect a dark hue, I was still surprised at just how light in color this wine is - not quite a rose, but close. Bouquet is very big and expressive, which was also unexpected, with lots of florals, red berries, and the RRV cola one expects from this region's Pinot. Tremendous acid on the mouthfeel, and over the last 3 hours, this wine has become more expressive and open. The acid is so strong that it really needs a nice fatty food, and when paired with some, gains weight, and the fruit emerges. Really interesting, in that way, and basically tells me that this wine is (no surprise, it's a Joseph Swan Pinot Noir) still a bit too young. It needs more time to flesh out, and I'll be testing my own theory, of sorts, with the other half of the bottle that I've put into a 375ml for later.

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